Premise: Hitomi wishes herself back to Gaea a year later, prepared to leave her old life behind to be with Van. (I know, not an original concept, this is meant to be fluff )

Warning: Rated M for sexual situations in later chapters wink

Chapter 1: The Wish

Hitomi closed her eyes briefly as she walked home, feeling the cool breeze gently lift up her hair. It was autumn and the weather was changing slowly. It wasn't too cold yet, but the cool winds reminded her of Gaea. It was about a year ago that she came back to her old life, and about six months ago that she realized this isn't what she wanted. Ever since she left it felt like her life was lacking some important element that no matter how hard she tried to fill it, the void remained.

As she closed her eyes she remembered Van's scent, a warm field. Nothing like the air of downtown Tokyo. But the winds always reminded her of flying atop Escaflowne with Van, clutching his shirt tightly as they twirled in the sky. She sighed and opened her eyes again. She was almost home.

She remembered again the feeling of Van holding her, flying her to safety. She remembered his warm smile, a rare sight but well worth it. She shook her head. THIS was why she tried to fill her schedule. Free time to think always turned into daydreams about Van and Gaea. She wondered if Van missed her at all. She knew he was busy with the reconstruction of Fanelia, but she always carried hope in her heart that he loved her and missed her as much as she missed him.

Suddenly, just as she was about to step inside her house, a single white feather drifted idly in front of her. She froze, watching it fall until it softly hit the ground. Just as she leaned down to pick it up, her eyes ablaze with hope, she noticed that feathers were falling all around her. She reached out to catch one and the instant she touched it her mind flashed with an image of Van wearing her pendant and calling out to her. In shock, she let go of it and the vision faded. Tentatively she reached out for another feather. Instantly her mind flashed with images of Van sitting alone in his room staring out the window.

What is going on? Hitomi wondered.

A single tear fell down her cheek as suppressed emotions for Van came flooding back. She reached out for one more feather and sure enough, the second she touched it she saw Van smile and she knew it was for her. It was too much and her knees gave out as she fell to the ground silently crying.

I miss you so much Van…I love you. She sniffed and opened her eyes.In a barely audible whisper, Hitomi choked out, "I wish I were in Gaea—"

No sooner had she spoken than the wind gushed in around her sending the feathers into a whirlpool around her. She barely had time to register what was going on before all she could see was white and before she knew it she was tumbled onto what felt like soft, tall grass.

She opened her eyes and gasped, unable to believe what had just happened. She looked around and saw that she was on the top of a small hill, overlooking the surrounding area. She knew she was in Gaea. Just to be sure she looked overhead and saw the Mystic Moon hanging in the afternoon sky.

After a few minutes of taking in her surroundings she realized she needed to get her bearings. She concentrated on Van and willed herself to find the direction he was in. Almost instantly she knew and took off running. She didn't know how far away she was but she didn't care. Now that she was in the same world as her beloved nothing else mattered. She felt giddy, her eagerness fueling her strides across the vast fields.

The next few hours were a blur for Hitomi. She knew she was running to Van and she knew she had to stop to catch her breath every now and then, but she was solely focused on getting to Fanelia. By the time the sky began to turn purple, she could see the top of a castle in the distance and knew it was Fanelia. Although by the looks of the topography it would take her few more hours to get there and she was getting tired. She had stopped running awhile back and now walked cautiously, not too worried for she knew the outskirts of Fanelia were only inhabited by protective dragons.

Suddenly she stepped into a clearing and felt her heart catch in her throat. Not only did she see the deactivated Escaflowne, but she saw Folken's grave. She slowly walked over to the spot where she had last seen Van, where they had hugged and she had never wanted to let go. But all too soon she had been whisked away back to Earth.

She then walked over to Escaflowne and sat down underneath its massive body. She felt safe here and decided that she would sleep here until morning. Her body could not move anymore without wincing so she carefully laid down and fell asleep thinking of Van.